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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin brd of selectmen 04/05/00 Board of Selectmen Minutes April 5, 2000 Present: Chairman McCarter, Selectmen Amoruso and Donovan John D'Agostino, Town Manager The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM followed by the pledge of allegiance. Motion: To nominate Selectmen Amoruso as Acting Clerk for the evening. (Donovan-Amoruso) All in favor. Passes · Warrant No. 39 in the amount of $1,983,234.60 Motion: To sign the warrant. (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes. Chairman McCarter abstained on the Municipal Building Committee payroll . · Town Taxi - Letter from John Delio Russo requesting a rate increase Motion: To approve the rate increase as detailed in their letter of March 13, 2000 (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes · New Beginnings Christian Fellowship - Request to waive the fee for the use of North Common for concerts Sunday mornings from June 18th through September 3rd Motion: To approve the waiving of the fee, subject to the approval by the Recreation Commission. (Donovan-Amoruso) All in favor. Passes · Minutes of March 22, 2000 Motion: To approve (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes · Minutes of March 29, 2000 Motion : To approve (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes Minutes of April 5, 2000 1 · Letter from Allen L. Willis and John G. Walsh requesting their objection to the Planning Board's proposed Zoning By-Law amendments be read into the record. · Letter from Ann N. Iarrobino of 185 South Main Street requesting reconsideration of the Selectmen's Great Waves decision · Letters from Paul Folkman and Patrick and Eileen Walsh requesting Selectmen waive the signature requirement for Special Town Meeting street acceptance articles Selectmen discussed the requests with regard to public safety and whether there is the need to have the articles considered at this Special Town Meeting. The consensus was not to waive the requirement because waiving the signature requirement would conflict with the Town Charter. Leonard Flynn of 102 Jewell Street, representing the Natural Resources Trust (NRT) - advised Selectmen of a petition they are submitting to include an article on the Special Town Meeting Warrant moving "to direct the Board of Selectmen not to approve any agreement with Great Waves developers, and to pursue any legal or administrative methods available to prevent Great Waves Water Park construction." Mr. Flynn cited opinions and comments of Steve Smith of SRPEDD, Professor John Southard of MIT, and Professor Dan Murray of URI in support of their position. Sarah Forbes, 1 Clinton Street - commented on the effect she believes Great Waves will have on South Main Street. She spoke of the influx of ancillary businesses that will be attracted to the area if Great Waves is developed. Robert Goldman, VanGemert Drive - asked the Selectmen if they've ever gone to a place where there's an amusement park and said, "Boy, this would be a nice place to live." He noted the $2.8 million the Town will receive from Great Waves over twenty years may seem like a lot, but it isn't in relationship to our annual budget. Leonard Flynn - spoke again about the water to be used at Great Waves. He also chided the Selectmen for negotiating in Executive Session. Minutes of April 5, 2000 2 The Street Acceptance Public Hearing was opened with the reading of the Notice of Public Hearing as it appeared in the Sun Chronicle on March 22nd and 29th. Streets proposed for acceptance are Mill Farm Drive and Millstone Court. Notification to Abutters of those streets was noted. Kenny Rounds of 18 Mill Farm Drive said he has been living on Mill Farm Drive for two years and is very happy with the job the developer , Jack Riccio, has done. He noted two items that need attention, both of which he has discussed with Mr. Riccio and has no doubts that they will be tended to. Jack Riccio noted he has just returned from Florida and has begun working on the list of items needing attention before street acceptance. He assured Selectmen they would be done and asked that the Public Hearing be continued. Motion: To continue the Public Hearing to May 3, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes A review and discussion of the license was conducted, with changes agreed to being noted. Participating in the discussion along with the Selectmen were Town Manager, John D'Agostino; Bruce Montgomery, General Manager of the Tweeter Center; Attorney Novak, representing the Tweeter Center; and Fire Chief Edward Sliney. A separate Letter of Agreement between the Fire Chief and Tweeter Center to be attached to the license will be drafted by Town Counsel and revisions will be made to the draft license to reflect additions and changes to the License agreed to. Motion: To renew the Tweeter Center Entertainment License based on a review of the final draft with the changes agreed to. (Donovan-Amoruso) All in favor. Passes Motion: To open the Warrant for Special Town Meeting to be held May 15, 2000 within the Annual. (Donovan-Amoruso) All in favor. Passes It was noted the Warrant will remain open for one week and wIll be closed at the meeting of April 12, 2000. Minutes of April 5, 2000 3 Town Manager D'Agostino reported on the following items: · Letter from Earth-Tech regarding Mansfield's application for the Morrison Well sent to the Water Resources Commission. He noted the information submitted by Earth-Tech could have been submitted early in the process and now jeopardizes our application. He suggested Selectmen should setup a workshop meeting with the Foxboro Water and Sewer Commissioners to discuss the matter. · Budget Review Sessions have been scheduled for Department Heads with the Finance Committee throughout the day on Saturday. He noted he does not favor an override and doesn't think it's necessary or appropriate. · The slip ramp at Routes 140/495 southbound as proposed by the Town was presented by DPW Director Lee Azinheira at the SRPEDD meeting this afternoon and is moving through the process. · He attended the Grand Opening of Hillside Adult Daycare Center. He spoke of the asset Hillside is to the Town and the much needed services they are providing to a very frail but important element of our society. · We are in the process of tying up loose ends with the former Homestead Restaurant and expect to sign an order to proceed for the contractor to begin the demolition and cleanup work. Mr. O'Donnell has not done the work and we have returned the $25,000 deposit the owner had placed since we never received the signed agreement from him to move forward with the necessary work · Selectman Amoruso suggested consideration be given to holding some of type of public forum once the Great Waves contract is signed to explain how and why the Board of Selectmen came to its decision. Town Manager D'Agostino noted the building permit was applied for on March 10th and the Building Inspector has thirty days in which to either approve or deny the application. It is Mr. Cook's decision that the application is in order and he intends to issue the permit within the next few days. Discussion followed regarding the necessity of getting a signed agreement prior to the issuance of the permit. Consideration was given to asking Great Waves to grant an extension of the time allowed to Minutes of April 5, 2000 4 grant the building permit or appealing the building permit if it's issued. Great Waves will be asked if they will agree to an extension. · Selectman Donovan reported attending the dedication of the Mansfield Municipal Airport's new remote communication facility. · Chairman McCarter noted he had not had time to review the response to Bella English's Boston Globe article on Great Waves. Selectmen discussed the pros and cons of responding and took no action. · Chairman McCarter asked how the four-way stop signs at West Street and Forbes Boulevard are working. Town Manager D'Agostino noted he has received e-mails from time to time and the intersection is still dangerous and needs to have something done. Selectman Amoruso said he has heard of several "near- misses", but at a lower rate of speed. Selectman Donovan suggested a rotary at the intersection would improve the situation. Selectmen discussed their disappointment in MassHighway's decision and the need to provide full signalization at the intersection. Motion: To put an article on the Special Town Meeting Warrant requesting $125,000 for full signalization of the West Street/Forbes Boulevard intersection because it is a significant public safety issue. (Donovan-McCarter) 2-1 with Selectman Donovan and Chairman in favor, Selectman Amoruso opposed. Passes Selectman Amoruso noted he agrees that it is a public safety issue and is opposed only because he thinks asking for another $125,000 when we're struggling to reduce the budget sends the wrong message. Selectman Donovan congratulated the students who made the All-Star teams. Motion: To adjourn at 9:58 p.m. (Amoruso-Donovan) All in favor. Passes . " Þd ~ (j{dYJ ç;þ;t~ I .. Date of Approval Minutes of April 5, 2000 5